2011-12-27 Rerun commentary: In hindsight, knowing what was to transpire over the next 3148 comic strips, this is a major milestone strip. Not for the fact that it's strip #50, but for the fact that it marks the first hobbit pun. Regular readers will know what I'm talking about. Anyone who doesn't... well, stay tuned. You have a lot to look forward to.

Oooh, there's a cart in the background of this strip! I don't know how many readers ever knew it, but the background for this group of adventurers is that they travel together as part of a merchant caravan, led by Lambert, who is actually an itinerant trader.